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    Because the content of any inferred hidden cause is deriv... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The explanatory model that infers hidden causes from visible effects cannot secure the inference that same visible effects share the same hidden cause.

    Because the content of any inferred hidden cause is derived solely from its postulated relation to visible effects, two distinct hidden causes producing identical effects are in principle indistinguishable by the inferential method itself.

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    Key Terms

    Indistinguishable(metaphysics and epistemology)
    Unable to be told apart or recognized as different; if two things are indistinguishable, there is no way to separate or identify them as distinct.
    Inferential method(the logical approach the statement says gets undermined)
    A way of reasoning where you draw conclusions based on logical steps from known facts, rather than direct observation.
    content(Possible worlds semantics)
    The proposition expressed by a sentence; in possible worlds semantics, content is identified with an intension.
    inferred hidden cause(as used in epistemology and philosophy of science)
    Something we believe exists and causes effects we can see, even though we can't directly observe that thing itself—we figure out it must be there based on the results it produces.

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    postulated relation(as used in logic and epistemology)
    A proposed connection between two things that we assume to be true for the sake of explanation, even if we haven't proven it yet.
    visible effects(as used in philosophy of science)
    Results or outcomes that we can directly observe or measure in the world around us.

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